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US 5,664,712 AGranted
Device and method for transporting a container or hand tool
OwnerThomas J. Smrtinventor
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Abstract
Device and related method for transporting containers, such as aerosol paint cans, or hand tools, wherein the device, when holding such a container or tool, is able to be fastened onto an article of clothing, allowing the container to be carried without the use of one's hands.
Claims22
A method for transporting a container having an outer surface on an article of clothing worn by a user comprising
- providing a carrying device comprising a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap and a fastening device comprising a hook or an alligator clip attached to the strap, wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the distance about the outer surface of the container about which the elastic strap is located when the carrying device is in use,
- encircling the outer surface of the container with the elastic strap wherein the container remains within the elastic strap, and
- attaching the carrying device onto the article of clothing by use of the fastening device.
A method for transporting a hand tool having an outer surface on an article of clothing worn by a user comprising
- providing a carrying device comprising a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap and a fastening device comprising a hook or an alligator clip attached to the strap, wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the distance about the outer surface of the hand tool about which the elastic strap will be located when the carrying device is in use,
- encircling the outer surface of the hand tool with the elastic strap wherein the container remains within the elastic strap, and
- attaching the carrying device onto the article of clothing by use of the fastening device.
A system which allows a container to be carried by a person comprising
- a container having an outer surface and
- a carrying device comprising a fastening device which includes a hook or an alligator clip and a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap attached to the fastening device, wherein the strap resides in a stretched condition around the outer surface of the container and the container remains within the stretched elastic strap,
- wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the distance about the outer surface of the container about which the elastic strap is located when the carrying device is in use.
A system which allows a hand tool to be carried by a person comprising
- a hand tool having an outer surface and
- a carrying device comprising a fastening device which includes a hook or an alligator clip and a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap attached to the fastening device, wherein the strap resides in a stretched condition around the outer surface of the hand tool and the container remains within the stretched elastic strap,
- wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the distance about the outer surface of the hand tool about which the elastic strap is located when the carrying device is in use.
A device for transporting a container having an outer surface on an article of clothing worn by a user comprising
- a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap and a fastening device comprising a hook or an alligator clip attached to the strap, wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the outer surface of the container to be transported, wherein the elastic strap, when encircled about the outer surface of the container, is in a stretched condition and retains the container therewithin.
A method for transporting a container having an outer surface on an article of clothing worn by a user comprising
- providing a carrying device comprising a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap and a fastening device attached to the strap, wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the distance about the outer surface of the container about which the elastic strap is located when the carrying device is in use,
- encircling the outer surface of the container with the elastic strap wherein the container remains within the elastic strap, and
- attaching the carrying device onto the article of clothing by use of the fastening device,
- wherein the continuous elastic strap comprises elastic material having two ends and a buckle through which the elastic material can be threaded which, when the elastic material has been threaded through and remains therein, prevents movement of the elastic material remaining therein with respect to the buckle, wherein the first end of the elastic material is attached to the buckle and a portion of the second is threaded through and remaining in the buckle so that a continuous, stretchable elastic strap is provided.
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A device for transporting a container having an outer surface on an article of clothing worn by a user comprising
- a flexible, continuous, stretchable elastic strap and a fastening device attached to the strap, wherein the elastic strap when formed into a circle in a non-stretched condition has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the outer surface of the container to be transported, wherein the elastic strap, when encircled about the outer surface of the container, is in a stretched condition and retains the container therewithin,
- wherein the continuous elastic strap comprises elastic material having two ends and a buckle through which the elastic material can be threaded which, when the elastic material has been threaded through and remains therein, prevents movement of the elastic material remaining therein with respect to the buckle, wherein the first end of the elastic material is attached to the buckle and a portion of the second is threaded through and remaining in the buckle so that a continuous, stretchable elastic strap is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.